subversion update does not replace my local changes with the latest file

Question

I am working on a PHP project in Netbeans, using subversion for version control. I have made local changes to a file and saved without committing. My coworker made changes and commitments to the file later today. When I update the file, it leaves my current file intact, but when I go to history it shows the latest version of the file-- my coworker's edits-- and I can diff to it and see many changes.

Why hasn't the update completely replaced the local edits I made? Am I missing something, or is that the default behavior of subversion? If I run an update, I would expect to have the updated file, not a file which includes my uncommitted edits.

I'm new to subversion, thanks for the help.

Answer 1

You have to tell subversion to overwrite your local changes. Overwrite and Update in Eclipse.